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Craven County Meeting
On yesterday the 12th December a large portion of the citizens of Craven met in the Theatre to give expression to their sentiments relative to the present alarming state of National affairs.
On motion W.B. Wadsworth was called to the chair, and A.C. Lathem and Wm. Hay Esqrs. Were appointed Secretaries. Prayer by the Rev. T.G. Hall. C.B. Wood esq. moved to appoint a committee to draft Resolutions expressive of the sense of the meeting which after being amended several times was withdrawn by that gentleman.
Dr. Peter Hines, J.H. Haughton, H.T. Guion and D.K. McRae, Esqrs all presented Resolutions which after some discussion were all withdrawn with the exception of the Resolution of Mr. Guion and before a vote was taken Mr. McRae moved to strike out Mr. Guion�s Resolution and substitute his series which motion being carried Mr. McRae�s Resolutions were passed almost unanimously only two or three voting in the negative.
The discussion was participated in by Messers. Hines, Guion, Hay, Haughton, Washington, Wood, and McRae.
The Resolutions offered by Mr. McRae and which were adopted by the meeting are as follows:

Craven County Meeting
On yesterday the 12th December a large portion of the citizens of Craven met in the Theatre to give expression to their sentiments relative to the present alarming state of National affairs.
On motion W.B. Wadsworth was called to the chair, and A.C. Lathem and Wm. Hay Esqrs. Were appointed Secretaries. Prayer by the Rev. T.G. Hall. C.B. Wood esq. moved to appoint a committee to draft Resolutions expressive of the sense of the meeting which after being amended several times was withdrawn by that gentleman.
Dr. Peter Hines, J.H. Haughton, H.T. Guion and D.K. McRae, Esqrs all presented Resolutions which after some discussion were all withdrawn with the exception of the Resolution of Mr. Guion and before a vote was taken Mr. McRae moved to strike out Mr. Guion�s Resolution and substitute his series which motion being carried Mr. McRae�s Resolutions were passed almost unanimously only two or three voting in the negative.
The discussion was participated in by Messers. Hines, Guion, Hay, Haughton, Washington, Wood, and McRae.
The Resolutions offered by Mr. McRae and which were adopted by the meeting are as follows: